compere

"In Danielle Moore the Nottingham outfit have a frontwoman who combines the voice of a soul diva, the moves of a burlesque dancer and the wit of a nightclub compere."

The film shows Paul in the role of compere - warming up the audience, introducing the various acts, and then getting involved with different elements of the show, which is held twice a day for most of the summer.

He studied psychology at Queen's University in Belfast before making his first serious steps into stardom as compere at the Empire Comedy Club in the city.

One night in 1985, Paul O'Grady was working behind the bar at a gay pub in London when he remarked that he could do a better job of hosting ladies' night than the current compere.

Backed by an eight-member orchestra conducted by Victor Simonson, Compere and Dennis’s Bible-thumping Bell divvy up the bulk of the blues and spiritual numbers, reminding us again and again how vast a space Black musicianship occupies in America’s musical heritage.